TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN
NO. 03-21-00174-CV
T. M. and O. A., Appellants
v.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 207TH DISTRICT COURT OF HAYS COUNTY
NO. 20-0618, THE HONORABLE WILLIAM R. HENRY, JUDGE PRESIDING
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellants T. M. and O. A. filed their notices of appeal on April 12, 2021 and
April 14, 2021, respectively. The appellate record was complete on April 20, 2021, making
appellants’ briefs due on May 10, 2021. On May 10, 2021, counsel for appellants filed motions
for extension of time to file appellants’ briefs.
The rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals
from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days
for court’s final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court’s leeway in granting
extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motions and order James B. Peplinski and Amanda
J. Wilhelm to file appellants’ briefs no later than June 1, 2021. If the briefs are not filed by that
date, counsel may be required to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on May 14, 2021.
Before Justices Goodwin, Triana, and Kelly